Who to buy for next season

[1danewhitehouse]

Others I wouldn’t mind us looking at.


John Lundstram- Playmaker at Oxford who I’ve likes since he was at Donny. Still quite young and potential longer term Coutts replacement.


Aiden Flint- If Bristol go down. Giant of a centre half and used to playing in a 352 system (scoring quite a few goals whilst he was at it).


Curtis Nelson- Another one at Oxford and one I liked when he was at Plymouth. Young, athletic CB with experience of being a club captain.


Connor Goldson- 24 years old, 6”3. Can play CB or RB and not been getting in Brighton’s team regularly this season I don’t think. Would be the ideal EEL replacement.


Graham Carey- Been a good performer in League 2 with Plymouth last couple of seasons and takes a good set piece.


Conor McAlaney- On loan at Oxford from Everton. Looked decent for Brentford and Wigan at this level previously. Can play wide or up front and young enough to improve.


Isiah Brown- Chelsea forward/ Winger who was on loan at Rotherham earlier in the season. Has some pace and is quite direct and might improve as the season goes on.


Sure there’s a million other decent potential targets out there but these are the ones that have come to mind and impressed me.

 

[Fulwood Blade]

Much depends on the style of play. Do we continue with the high pressing 3-5-2 system or change to a more traditional 4-4-2 which Wilder initially said he favoured? Budgets and the summer market could come into it, but I think we need half a dozen at least providing all the loans go back.

For me, your post asks the main question.

A team needs different players for 352 or 442.

We presently have numerous players that are great in 352 but would be useless in a 442.

CW may have ideas to play 442 eventually but it may need quite a number of changes.

For me, i'd stick with this proven 352, hit the Championship with 2 or 3 players who can fit straight in and get some points on the board whilst the team is brimming with confidence (like a lot of promoted teams do ie: dingles).

A sudden change of numerous players plus a change of formation may result in a poor start, which we can't really afford.

It's a difficult call for CW & AK - good luck fellas.........

UTB

 

[adebo]

Maybe it's just me but i don't want the best of what L1 has to offer next season..... In my opinion we have already got the majority of them.

What i want is some Championship experience. Not over the hill players but players who are used to that level of football week in week out.

I will not name names as our current management team seem to have done very well with the signings so far.

If we let Scougall, McNulty, Hussey, Long, Chapman, Riley, O'Shea, Clarke all leave, then we can bring in the experience we will need to enhance the quality we already have.
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Id keep oshea and see If we can have riley and chapman for another season each

 

[Snowman]

Any of the local breweries in Sheffield who can supply good beer to supporters. In fact just get one of them to brew on site.

 

[andy m]

I think we will sign 6 or 7 players. I'd be happy with
Conor Goldson,, Josh Vela, Harry Chapman, Lee Gregory, Phil Jagielka, Lee camp, Amari Bell and John Brayford returning.

 

[Sean Thornton]

Good point, the wage increases/bonuses will have to be factored in financially.

Btw, as far as I'm aware this is the first time since we've been in L1 that we've really incentivised contracts. And we look like getting promotion. What a coincidence.

I'd suggest we've incentivised contracts most years down here. Just to shit players.

 

[Sean Thornton]

Any of the local breweries in Sheffield who can supply good beer to supporters. In fact just get one of them to brew on site.

It won't keep between games.

 

[Sean Thornton]

I think we will sign 6 or 7 players. I'd be happy with
Conor Goldson,, Josh Vela, Harry Chapman, Lee Gregory, Phil Jagielka, Lee camp, Amari Bell and John Brayford returning.

I don't get this desire for Jags. Expensive and does he really fit into the Wilder scheme of things? I can see him becoming the new Michael Brown.

 

[Bruce Wayne]

Prince what me not said he would start splashing the cash if we went up so start thinking a little bigger. Anything less than a front 3 of Messi, Ronaldo and Sharp won't do.

 

[andy m]

I don't get this desire for Jags. Expensive and does he really fit into the Wilder scheme of things? I can see him becoming the new Michael Brown.

Fair point. Why would we want the former England captain back when we do so much better.

 

[Sean Thornton]

Fair point. Why would we want the former England captain back when we do so much better.

Phil Thompson captained England, as did Martin Peters. Remind me how that turned out.

We've done the "on the way down bit" many many times. There are very few success stories when we've gone down that route.

 

[andy m]

Stuart Mcall, Paul McGrath, Wayne Allison, Neil Shipperley. These even played this century

 

[Sean Thornton]

Stuart Mcall, Paul McGrath, Wayne Allison, Neil Shipperley. These even played this century

Care to list the failures? Or even sone more success stories. Paul McGrath, one of the best players I've seen wear the shirt, played 13 times. Not much cop in a promotion push. We want to get into the PL. Comparing Shipperley and the Chief to what Jags would cost us is ridiculous.

 

[andy m]

When did Jags inform you of his salary requirements?

 

[Pinchy]

Fair point. Why would we want the former England captain back when we do so much better.

Back for more volleyball? It would be his first time back of course. Good old "Jags".

Oh, and "England" are shite.

No return for the Everton player, thanks. 10 Bladey points for you, though.

 

[Pinchy]

When did Jags inform you of his salary requirements?

He didn't. The Everton player hasn't informed us of anything since we lost to Wigan and were relegated. Not even why he handled the ball in the penalty area for no obvious reason.

 

[Ricky]

Connor Goldson has a heart problem and is having surgery. Decent suggestion otherwise.

Richard Stearman could be quite a suitable option at centre half. Good age for a CB and would be comfortable at RCB.

 

[andy m]

Back for more volleyball? It would be his first time back of course. Good old "Jags".

Oh, and "England" are shite.

No return for the Everton player, thanks. 10 Bladey points for you, though.

One accidental handball. The main player in our promotion season. The best player in our premier league season. England are better than Sheffield United and Phil Jagielka is better than Jake Wright.
You can have 10 points back, however, for being dull and predictable

 

[Pinchy]

One accidental handball. The main player in our promotion season. The best player in our premier league season. England are better than Sheffield United and Phil Jagielka is better than Jake Wright.
You can have 10 points back, however, for being dull and predictable

If it were accidental it wouldn't have been a penalty! What Bladey bollocks that is!

Is there not a forum for Everton fans? You might be more at home there.

 

[Tyler Durden]

Accidental handballs never happen, never ever.
Josh Pask against us at Gillingham, Jay McEveley at Colchester. There was a twisted Machiavellian plot behind both of them, surely you all know this?

Although I don't recall the supporters of either club demanding a detailed dossier on why those incidents occured. Maybe because they aren't precious, entitled, snivelling arseholes.....

 

[itsinyerblood]

Care to list the failures? Or even sone more success stories. Paul McGrath, one of the best players I've seen wear the shirt, played 13 times. Not much cop in a promotion push. We want to get into the PL. Comparing Shipperley and the Chief to what Jags would cost us is ridiculous.

Bit of a pointless proposition, but can you imagine a player like McGrath in this current United defence? Playing with someone like Wright would give us a defence like you wouldn't believe. I hear so often that he only played a few games, but if ever a player pulled on the United shirt and immediately oozed quality it was this man. I know he had a reputation based on being what is known as a hell-raiser, but I can't recall someone with such instinctive and intuitive talents......PM and Jake Wright would have been the Kaisers you can only dream about.

 

[andy m]

If it were accidental it wouldn't have been a penalty! What Bladey bollocks that is!

Is there not a forum for Everton fans? You might be more at home there.[/QUOTE
Incorrect. His hand could be deemed in an unnatural position. Doesn't make it deliberate handball. Not to be pedantic but the thread was about players we may sign if promoted. Signing players who currently play for other clubs is what usually happens. Never heard of signing players that already play for us before. Wouldn't that be a bit pointless?

 

[Pinchy]

I saw it. It was deliberate. Stop kidding yourself. Your Everton hero didn't give a fuck about us being relegated because he was already sorted. He hasn't given a fuck about us since, not even deigned to give an explanation for a completely unnecessary handball in the penalty area. Fuck the Everton player.

 

[Sean Thornton]

When did Jags inform you of his salary requirements?

All I said was I didn't get the desire some have for him coming back. For some reason you appear have taken that simple point very personally.

You think he'd be an asset, I think we could spend the money better. Unless you think he'll play for free or minimum wage. Whichever, your over the top reaction seems quite odd.

 

[Sean Thornton]

Bit of a pointless proposition, but can you imagine a player like McGrath in this current United defence? Playing with someone like Wright would give us a defence like you wouldn't believe. I hear so often that he only played a few games, but if ever a player pulled on the United shirt and immediately oozed quality it was this man. I know he had a reputation based on being what is known as a hell-raiser, but I can't recall someone with such instinctive and intuitive talents......PM and Jake Wright would have been the Kaisers you can only dream about.

A superb player. I can't imagine how good he was in his pomp. Think I saw him in 12 maybe 11 of his appearances. Not seen a lot better.

 

[Top Cat]

I saw it. It was deliberate. Stop kidding yourself. Your Everton hero didn't give a fuck about us being relegated because he was already sorted. He hasn't given a fuck about us since, not even deigned to give an explanation for a completely unnecessary handball in the penalty area. Fuck the Everton player.

 

[itsinyerblood]

A superb player. I can't imagine how good he was in his pomp. Think I saw him in 12 maybe 11 of his appearances. Not seen a lot better.

In his pomp he was up there with the best of 'em, but although we received him at the tail-end of his career he was a classic example of 'you never lose it'. As good as any United defender I've seen.

 

[Sean Thornton]

He didn't. The Everton player hasn't informed us of anything since we lost to Wigan and were relegated. Not even why he handled the ball in the penalty area for no obvious reason.

Just about the only time he's mentioned us is to say he should have left sooner.

The only point I've made is about the future - not for me - not the past and his agents got the dolls on .

 

[Pinchy]

A superb player. I can't imagine how good he was in his pomp. Think I saw him in 12 maybe 11 of his appearances. Not seen a lot better.

Absolutely. One of those players you just wished we'd had a few years earlier. Gordon Cowans would be in that category too. Also Denis Mortimer to a slightly lesser extent. McCall, Rioch, Rush, quite a few. But McGrath and Cowans were the standouts for me. We were never the same when Cowans left and Kendall replaced him with the significantly inferior Spackman.

 

[JonnyRed(WCFC)]

Hull go down...

Get Harry M back!